What would have been just a run of the mill Wednesday night Memphis steamrolling of an in-conference opponent nearly turned into a grand and unsightly commercial for FedEx. On ” FedEx Appreciation Night ,” the Memphis Tigers were granted NCAA permission to wear FedEx’s colors (but not their logo) against …
Read More »eBay Goes Fixed-Price for Charity Fashion Fundraiser (AuctionBytes)
eBay announced a collaboration with fashion designer Yigal Azrouel for Mercedes-Benz Fall Fashion Week. eBay is an online sponsor for Azrouel’s men’s and women’s Fall/Winter 2009 runway shows and will host a charity sale – not auction – from the designer’s Spring/Summer 2009 collection. More: continued here
Read More »Times are tough: Britain issues anti-fraud stamps (The State)
Hey, times are tough – but the Royal Mail is reminding people they still can only use stamps once. Just to be sure everyone gets that message, Britain’s postal service is issuing a fraud-proof stamp. The Royal Mail said Monday if you try to remove one of the new stamps …
Read More »Plans to part-sell Royal Mail ‘dead in water’ (Daily Mirror)
Ministers will have to ditch plans for the partial sale of the Royal Mail because of the opposition of Labour MPs. More: continued here
Read More »Times are tough: Britain issues anti-fraud stamps (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) Hey, times are tough – but the Royal Mail is reminding people they still can only use stamps once. Just to be sure everyone gets that message, Britain’s postal service is issuing a fraud-proof stamp. The Royal Mail said Monday if you try to remove one of …
Read More »PayMate Announces Fees for Payment Service on eBay.com (AuctionBytes)
eBay will integrate the PayMate online-payment service into its checkout system on February 26, 2009. Australia-based PayMate will be one of three outside services allowed on eBay.com after the marketplace initiated an online-only payments policy last October. ProPay is already integrated onto eBay.com (only PowerSellers may offer ProPay at this …
Read More »Are EBay ‘Oscar Items’ Proof of Hollywood’s Disconnect With (Fox News)
What ordinary movie buffs are buying on eBay doesn’t match up with what Hollywood critics are panting after More: continued here
Read More »RCMP investigating break ins at Miscouche community centre, post office (The Journal Pioneer)
MISCOUCHE – Miscouche’s community centre and post office were broken overnight Thursday and hundreds of dollars and a large quantity of liquor were stolen. More: continued here
Read More »She ran EBay, can she run California? (Los Angeles Times)
Meg Whitman says she would make trade-offs as governor to put the state’s financial house in order. She hopes to open voters’ minds to a former corporate CEO after a run of movie stars and professional politicians. I may be projecting a bit here, but I wonder if a certain …
Read More »Demonstrators take food stamp fight to State House – Turn to 10.com
Demonstrators take food stamp fight to State HouseTurn to 10.com, RI –6 minutes agoPROVIDENCE—About two dozen advocates for the poor said the state is not doing enough to sign up those eligible for food stamps. … More: continued here
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